Robed!

Found it--my new winter robe that is. I finally went to Soma, the lingerie division of Chico's, and found winter-weight robes which were not over-sized terry. There were some "velour" type offerings, but I shied away from them. Several of their wrap designs had vestiges of a 1940s movie, complete with affixed belt in the back and lots of fabric in the skirt. They were tempting (and I'd feel oh-so-sophisticated in one), but not practical for my purpose.

So, I've bought my first bamboo cotton robe. It's lightweight, but warm, and is a little bit fuzzy on the inside. It has a zipper. It was so long I had to hem it three inches.

And did I mention it was red?

Getting a leg up

Part of me can't believe I did this, but the other part is just thrilled--I bought leggings! They seemed to be in all the catalogs and the little (depending upon your size) gray outfit in Soma's new catalog was just sooo tempting. Not trusting myself to like it by merely ordering it online (I hate sending things back), I found a store and tried it on. Had to adjust (down!) the size of the leggings which went under the tunic.

I thought I looked pretty good for an old gal. So I turned around and bought a pair of black capri-length leggings too!

Now to wear them. In public.